We Deport Veterans

For decades, we’ve deported military veterans—legal residents of the United States—while dangling citizenship before them

The Deported Veterans Mural on the fence at the Tijuana/U.S. border. Photos: Robert Stribley, except where noted

This is the tale of two Hectors. Two U.S. military vets. Both lived in the United States for many years as immigrants from a young age. Both were deported. One made it back. One hasn’t.